The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 66, No. 3 (FALL 2018), pp. 639-668 (30 pages) Challenging current dogma in customary law scholarship, this Article canvasses the existence, viability, and ...

Pierre de Vos discusses South African customary law: “When I studied law at Stellenbosch University, we did not study a single aspect of customary law. It was as if customary law (and the millions of ...

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - African governments should recognize customary rights to water for millions of small farmers who have been sidelined or "criminalized" by permit systems created ...

African monarchs are important figures in their countries. In South Africa, many Zulu people are strongly tied to the royal family and indigenous laws of dispute resolution, including divorce.

Professor Anthony Diala, a scholar of African customary law discusses the changing position of indigenous laws on marriage and divorce in light of AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini decision to ...

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The scope of women’s customary rights in Nigeria came under interrogation recently at this years’ Diaspora scholars lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Lagos, writes ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) It's nearly winter in South Africa, which means the opening of winter initiation schools is approaching. These rituals mark a transition to adulthood and are deeply ...

South African actress and businesswoman Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has won a victory in the Johannesburg High Court. It ruled that her customary marriage to music star Nkosinathi "Black Coffee" Maphumulo ...

A unanimous Constitutional Court ruling has sparked fierce controversy by affirming the right of South African men to adopt their wives’ surnames if they wish to. It emerged from a lawsuit against the ...

In a groundbreaking ruling, South Africa’s Constitutional Court affirmed the right of men to adopt their wives’ surnames, challenging deeply entrenched patriarchal traditions. While the decision ...